Student Engagement in Climate Justice
PLTS Students at the U.N. Global Climate Summit (COP26) in Glasgow
Two students from the Climate Justice and Faith Concentration, Kelly Miller-Sanchez and Julie Gerrish, were official members of the ELCA delegation to the UN Climate Change Conference known as COP 26 (the Paris Climate Summit was COP 20) in Glasgow, Scotland October 31 – November 12, 2021.
Thousands of delegates representing NGOs (non-governmental organizations, what we in the U.S. call non-profits) from around the globe were present to influence negotiations. Julie and Kelly were among these NGO representatives pressuring governmental representatives to make bold commitments to dramatically reduce greenhouse gas emissions AND support policies that prioritize the well-being of climate vulnerable people, particularly Indigenous communities.
Hein-Fry Book of Faith Challenge
Kaylie H. Ines, the first graduate from the PLTS Concentration in Climate Justice and Faith was selected to present her internship project for the Hein-Fry Book of Faith Challenge. Her project – begun as a directed study for the Concentration – is entitled: “Hope Remains: A Creation Care Faith Study”.
PLTS students in Climate Justice and Faith concentration speak at Faiths 4 Climate Justice
In Fall 2021, PLTS students Julie Gerrish, Rayjenee Roberts, and Tori Valcarcel spoke about a Lutheran perspective on climate justice at a Faiths 4 Climate Justice interfaith event overlooking oil refineries in Contra Costa County, CA.
PLTS students join ‘Rise for Climate’ march in San Francisco
PLTS students join ‘Rise for Climate’ march in San Francisco
Climate Change, Gender Justice, and the Power of Art series
PLTS student in the Concentration in Climate Justice and Faith, Julie Gerrish, worked with the Women’s Studies in Religion project at the Graduate Theological Union and the Center for Arts & Religion to organize an online event series, “Climate Change, Gender Justice, and the Power of Art” in Spring 2021. Click here to view the inaugural event.
